Tiny dancers: Budding ballerinas pose before dancing on stage in Johannesburg. They are part of a South African Mzansi Ballet program that teaches some of the city's poorest children to dance, free of charge.

Tiny dancers: Budding ballerinas pose before dancing on stage in Johannesburg. They are part of a South African Mzansi Ballet program that teaches some of the city's poorest children to dance, free of charge.

Supper time: At the Belgrade Zoo, dinner is not as much served as it is thrown.

Supper time: At the Belgrade Zoo, dinner is not as much served as it is thrown.

Photo: Darko Vojinovic, Associated Press

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Taking a bite out of crime, police K-9s restrain a suspected looter during rioting in the Somali district of Eastleigh in Nairobi. The violence erupted after a weekend bombing left seven dead and many more wounded. Kenyan residents in Eastleigh turned on Somalis and attacked their shops and stalls, accusing them of being responsible for the bomb. less

Taking a bite out of crime, police K-9s restrain a suspected looter during rioting in the Somali district of Eastleigh in Nairobi. The violence erupted after a weekend bombing left seven dead and many more ... more

Green concerns in China: Workers clean up the heavily polluted Nanming River in Guiyang, Guizhou province. China's environmental protection minister said the "social risk" of major projects will begin to be evaluated in the wake of anti-pollution protests that scuttled a series of industrial ventures. less

Green concerns in China: Workers clean up the heavily polluted Nanming River in Guiyang, Guizhou province. China's environmental protection minister said the "social risk" of major projects will begin to be ... more

Gaza Strip protest: Meanwhile at Birzeit University in the West Bank town of Betunia, students angered by Israel's Gaza offensive bend over to salute Israeli soldiers.

Gaza Strip protest: Meanwhile at Birzeit University in the West Bank town of Betunia, students angered by Israel's Gaza offensive bend over to salute Israeli soldiers.

Photo: Abbas Momani, AFP/Getty Images

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When this Cuban fisherman returns to the dock in Havana after a day on the water, he's always greeted by a few friends.

When this Cuban fisherman returns to the dock in Havana after a day on the water, he's always greeted by a few friends.

Photo: Greg Kahn, Getty Images

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Back on terra firma: Russian space agency helicopters and vehicles surround the Soyuz capsule after the spacecraft's safe landing near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan. Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko and two astronauts, American Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide of Japan, touched down on the steppes after spending over four months aboard the International Space Station. less

Back on terra firma: Russian space agency helicopters and vehicles surround the Soyuz capsule after the spacecraft's safe landing near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan. Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko and ... more

Seeing spots before your eyes? Don't be concerned, it's just the Jardim Zoo's onca pintada jaguars wrestling in the grass. A gene library of the cat has been compiled by Brazil's Embrapa agriculture research agency along with seven other native Brazilian species. less

Seeing spots before your eyes? Don't be concerned, it's just the Jardim Zoo's onca pintada jaguars wrestling in the grass. A gene library of the cat has been compiled by Brazil's Embrapa agriculture research ... more

Cowgirls wait to march out to the track after the qualifying session for the U.S. Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin.

Cowgirls wait to march out to the track after the qualifying session for the U.S. Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin.

Photo: Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images

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Urbanathletes: For contestant Annie Zhou, the last event in the the Men's Health Urbanathlon, an unusual obstacle course in San Francisco that includes jumping over taxis and crawling under cargo nets, is the oversized dog carry. Zhou hurt herself during the race, so she got Chloe, and they finished the course walking. less

Urbanathletes: For contestant Annie Zhou, the last event in the the Men's Health Urbanathlon, an unusual obstacle course in San Francisco that includes jumping over taxis and crawling under cargo nets, is the ... more